Addiction Fed
Well, nobody else would save me from myself by buying out from under me, so I had no choice but to buy it myself:
My Sweet New Ride — 2003 Nissan 350Z
I’ve wanted one of these since they first came out. And, I always wanted (and still want) a 300ZX before these. When I saw this one for sale on Autotrader for the price it was at, it was more than I could resist.
I drove this about 10 days ago for a few minutes, and then again last week. I was a nervous wreck for most of last weekend and earlier this week. Responsible Me and Fun Me were arguing back and forth in my head non-stop and it made it really hard for me to concentrate at work or be a happy daddy at home.
Finally, my friend Andy at work told me what he said was the most important lesson he had learned on finances, when he was in first grade. The lesson in a nutshell is: There’s no point in saving your money, so you might as well blow it.
Responsible Me and Fun Me wrote an e-mail to Amber requesting her input. Responsible Me outlined several key reasons why I should not get the car. I have to hand it to Fun Me. He was pretty honest about his reasons. He told her simply, “I want it.” That was the best reason he could think of to get it.
I have the world’s coolest wife. She said, “Honey, either way is fine with me. You know whether we can afford it. If you want it, go ahead and get it.”
Well, Fun Me eventually won.
The other day as I was leaving work for the day, I was riding down the elevator when Responsible Me started piping up again. ”Don’t you think you might have made a mistake?” he said. ”Don’t you think you should have used that money for something else?”
I pondered this for a bit as I walked outside. But then I came within eyesight of my new car. I couldn’t help but smile as I walked toward this sweet machine that now belongs to me.
Nah. No mistake.
(Oh, by the way: Project CRX is dead.)
